Cross-cultural Nursing course with Clinical Placement

Nursing exchange to USN

Nursing students at bachelors level from selected partner universities can study at USN in the spring semester.

1. Global Health course with Clinical Placement and Cross-cultural Nursing
2. Cross Cultural nursing course with clinical placement

Cross-cultural Nursing

Nurses in the future have to perform nursing in a way that covers cultural awareness, cultural knowledge, cultural sensitivity and cultural competence. This module intends to encourage to such approach.

In addition to the governmental imperative to include English taught courses in bachelor studies, it is obviously that nurses in the future should be able to communicate professionally with patients and colleagues in English.

The course can be combined with a clinical practice period.

This module will be taught in English and in addition to serve as obligatory module in the ordinary BA-nursing curriculum, this module may also be as a part of the professional education programs for incoming - and outgoing exchange students.

Community or medical placement, eight weeks. 

Clinical Placement 

Clinical placement is open to a very limited number of international exchange students studying at one of USN's bilateral partner institutions. Exchange students must have completed at least 60 ECTS or equivalent within the relevant study field, and be officially nominated by their home university, to enrol.

Please note: The number of clinical placements are extremely limited and placements cannot be guaranteed until the student has received an admission letter from USN that actually confirms the placement. This is especially important now, since the pandemic situation is making the process unpredictable. 

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge

• Has knowledge about the concept of cultural competence in a nursing perspective

• Understands how health promotion theory may contribute to cross-cultural nursing care

• Has knowledge about nursing theories and models which encourage culturally competent nursing care

• Understands the relationship between behaviour, thoughts and feelings in a psychological perspective (and a cross-cultural context)

• Understands how educational (pedagogical) theory (principles and methods) may be useful in a specific context

Skills 

• Understands (and identifies) the impact of multicultural factors on people’s health and nursing care

• Adjusts health promotion methods in a multicultural nursing context

• Applies theories and models in nursing that encourage cross-cultural nursing care

• Applies educational theory when supervising, teaching and discussing cross-cultural nursing with peers

• Applies knowledge about cross-cultural communication

• Applies evidence-based practice

General Competence

• Applies a cross-cultural approach and understanding in nursing

• Applies ethical competence